XSS in IBM Infosphere Information Server
CVE-2020-4740
IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.5 and 11.7 is vulnerable to HTML injection. A remote attacker could inject malicious HTML code, which when viewed, would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site. IBM X-Force ID: 188150.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.5, 11.7
- IBM Infosphere Information Server — versions 11.5, 11.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6346920 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/188150 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-4740?
- CVE-2020-4740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Infosphere Information Server, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.2/10. Published 2020-10-12.
- How severe is CVE-2020-4740?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.2 out of 10.